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John LANE

Regimental number7025
Place of birthUpcerne, Cerne Abbas, Dorset, England
Place of birthMapperton, Dorset
SchoolChurch of England School, England
Age on arrival in Australia21
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGardener
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, Mr J J C Lane, 'Verwood,' Wimborne, Dorest, England
Enlistment date23 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 23 November 1916
FateNo details of fate entered on Nominal Roll
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialHem Farm Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row J, Grave No. 16), Hem-Monacu, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
99
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Leonard and Mary LANE, 3 Belmont, High Street, Swanage, Dorset, England

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